The steel beams have arrived on site and it was time for arguably the trickiest part of this build. With 7 men on site to help, each of the steel beams were first unloaded in the street and then carefully carried down the external stairs and manoeuvred in through the narrow basement window. Because the 2 supporting walls have already been removed a number of posts were holding up the entire basement ceiling and each had to be carefully moved and repositioned as the posts were brought in and put into place. The first beam was lowered into a pre-filled concrete trench carefully to make sure it was in exactly the right position. The top beam was by far the heaviest and so a hoist was used to lift it up to the required height. Checking carefully that the top and bottom steels were in the correct position, the supporting steel beams were quickly put up and bolted together, completing the steel box frame.

With the room and building now structurally sound, work can begin on boarding and plastering, ready for the internal fitting. I’m very excited to be soon starting the installation of the kitchen and seeing the room really begin to transform.Look out for my next update. In the meantime to read about other finished kitchen projects click here